Hosea 10:4

Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 10

“They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.”Hosea 10:4

What Does Hosea 10:4 Mean?

Hosea 10:4 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 10, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Hosea 10:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Hosea 4:2“By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.”Amos 5:7“Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,”Amos 6:12“Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:”Deuteronomy 29:18“Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;”1 Timothy 1:10“For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;”2 Kings 17:3“Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.”Jeremiah 5:2“And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.”Ezekiel 17:13“And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:”Habakkuk 1:4“Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.”Acts 24:25“And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.”Job 5:6“Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;”Proverbs 16:10“A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.”Isaiah 5:7“For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.”Isaiah 59:13“In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.”Hosea 6:7“But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.”Acts 8:23“For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.”Romans 1:31“Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:”2 Timothy 3:3“Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,”Hebrews 12:15“Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;”Revelation 8:10“And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;”

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